The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-12-20

boilers OF the Chouteau as having gone in
the river.
TIE Rosa Lee left yesterday evening for
Osceola with a fine trip.
The Golden Rule should pass here today,
on her way TO New Orleans.
The river between 81. Louis and Cairo is
reported TO be in a bad condition.
CAPT. PnINN X. STARR, Of the United States
snag-boat John II. Meigs, is in the city.
THE DeSoto Is on her way from Cincinnati
to this port. She should arrive here Thurs
day.
DURING the twenty-four hours ending at
noon yesterday the river here fell two
inches.
The Rene Macready, from Blues Point,
brought 100 bales OF cotton and 70 sacks of
cotton seed.
The Kate Adams and James Lee, for the
lower, and the Gayoso, for the upper, coasts
left with good trips.
The ST. Paul, Capt. Burk, running under
the auspices OF the Anchor Line, leaves here
this evening for Vicksburg.
CIiAs. PARSONS went ont mate of the steam
er Rosa Lee, in place Of John Higgins, who
stopped OIL on account OF sickness.
TIN Gayoso, from the upper coast, brought
lOO bales of cotton, 80 bags Of seed cotton,
90 sacks Of cotton seed and q head of stock.
TnE Kate Adams, from Arkansas City, ar
rived on good time with 1852 bales Of cot
ton, ~ bags of seed cotton and 0 head Of
stock.
PILoT HENRY WILBUR, who has been on
the government steamer Nidalia, ut Green
vile, has returned home, his boat having
laid up.
TnE Oakland, towing five barges loaded
with grain and package freight, passed TO
New Orleans yesterday afternoon. She
doubled-trippcd over Presidents Island bar.
TnE Joe Peters is the regular packet leav-
ing this evening for Helena, Terrene, Pine
Bluff and all way landings on Arkansas
river. Capt. James N. Thompson is chief
clerk.
THE steamer James Howard, which was
burned at st. Louis March 10, 1881, was 500
feet in length, 55 feet4 inches in width and
10 feet in depth OF hold. Her tonnage was
2,a21. "A.
The Buckeye State, Capt. II. J. vinton, is
announced 10 leave here nc . o'clock this
evening for Cairo, Evansville, Louisville,
Cincinnati and all way landings on the Mis-
sissippi aud Ohio rivers. George W. Hen
Erickson has charge OF the Office.
Ar Cairo the Cincinnati and New Orleans
boats have made a cut in the rate of 8 cents
per hundred TO bank landings below Mem
phis, 20 cents now prevailing as against %
cents, putting Baton Rouge on the same
basis as New Orleans--i2lE cents per hun
drcd, heretofore 10 cents. This Is IN order
to compete with rail figures, all to take effect
on the first boat out from the Ohio river.
TN Dacotah found several changes In the
channel between ~. Louis and Cairo. The
most important is ut Commercial point,
where she came outside of the Grand Tower
down to the foot Of Powers island. and
found nearly six feet Of water. The channel
Is very loggy, however. There are u hall
dozen places between Cairo and ~. Louis
that are no better for depth Of water than
Commercial Point.
THE War Eagle, from Vicksburg, passed
10 81. Louis yesterday evening. She put oil
here las bales of cotton, i3 bags of seed cot
ton and 1856 sacks OF cotton seed, and added
fifteen tons Of freight for way points. While
lying nc Riverton Saturday evening the bank
Caycd IN on the boat and crushed the star
board whoel-house, broke several braces and
did some other damage. Temporary repairs
were made at Helena. The damage will
amount TO several hundred dollars.
Tm two steamers, wharf.boat and barge he
longing 90 the Naples Packet company were
sold at ~. Louis at noon yesterday nc trus-
tees sale, Edward l.. Horndon being the
trustee. The property was bid In by Keencr
& Pike, Of Mcridosia, H., stockholders In
the company, there being no other bidder.
The sale was made subject to lcin claims,
aud the prices obtained were as follows:
Calhoun, $500; Matte Belle, ~ 900; wharf
boat sl,OOO barge Harry j., $1,000.
THE dimensions Of the new steamer City
OF Monroe arc PSI feet IN length, % feet beam
and shrfoot hold. Her cylinders are u
inches In diameter and efoot stroke. The
boilers, i've In number, are Is feet long and
~ inches In diamcter The Crystal City 1.
2S5 feet long. 40 feet beam, foot hold. III,
cylinders are "a inches In diameter, with
s-fOot stroke. She has four boilers, - feet
long and 10 inches In diameter. The fur
nishings Of both boats will be iirst-clas-
Twenty stateirooms 81 the City of MVnrct
will hs SuupIted with halstnaIs